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Health Policy
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Send us examples of explaining complexities of Health Policy on TV
I know firsthand how hard it is to explain something like an Accountable Care Organization in a 2,500-word magazine piece.…
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Health Policy: Another poll, another confused public
Every month, we all get those embargoed Kaiser Family Foundation tracking polls in our email. As I open it, I…
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How might retail clinics change health care delivery in your community?
I don’t routinely blog about the work of AHCJ board members (which doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read Charles Ornstein’s latest…
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AHCJ asks Supreme Court to permit broadcast of Health Policy arguments
AHCJ has asked Chief Justice John G. Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court to permit live audio and video coverage…
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‘Dual eligibles’ pingpong between programs, getting stuck along the way
The phrase “dual eligibles” has always been a mouthful for describing people old enough (or disabled enough) to be on…
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Ohio’s hospital transparency law under fire
Thanks are due to blogger and one-time hospital executive Paul Levy for drawing our attention to the Ohio hospital industry’s…
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Health Policy: Story shows how rival systems work toward accountable care
We hear a lot about accountable care organizations. What about “accountable care?” What questions do you have about Health Policy…
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Texas psych clinics take Medicare’s millions without oversight
The Houston Chronicle‘s Terri Langford reports that for-profit outpatient psychiatric clinics in the state, most located around Houston, are collecting…
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CLASS Act is gone but long-term care problem remains
The ill-fated CLASS Act is gone. What’s not gone is the problem of how to provide long-term care to the…
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Medicare providers get reinstated when feds fail to attend hearings
Using data obtained through a public records request, Associated Press reporter Kelli Kennedy (@kkennedyap) reviewed federal Medicare fraud reports from…